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Privacy Ticker August 2023

The August issue of our Privacy Ticker deals with changes in Legislation, the current case law , regulatory investigations and enforcement actions and opinions.

Topics in this issue are:

Changes in Legislation

  • Amendment of the Federal Data Protection Act

Case Law

  • Federal Labour Court: Extraordinary Dismissal Due to Insult in WhatsApp Group
  • Higher Labour Court of Baden-Wurttemberg: Inadmissibility of Evidence if Private Use of E-Mail Account is Permitted
  • Leipzig Regional Court: Unlawful Printing of User Photos on Reminders by Dating Portal
  • Berlin Administrative Court: Secret photos of Teachers Justify Written Reprimand
  • Higher Regional Court of Karlsruhe: E-Mails in Business Dealings do not have to be Particularly Encrypted

Regulatory Investigations and Anforcement Actions

  • Fines of EUR 215,000 for Processing Sensitive Employee Data

Opinions

  • Data Protetion Authority of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Considers Tesla Dash Cam and Sentry Mode Inadmissible
  • Short News on Windows 10 and 11, Issued by the Bavarian Data Protection Authority

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Dr Andreas Lober

Rechtsanwalt

Partner

Susanne_Klein_ADVANT Beiten

Susanne Klein

Rechtsanwältin, LL.M., Licensed Specialist for Information Technology Law, external data protection officer (certified by TÜV Nord)

Partner

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Lennart Kriebel

Rechtsanwalt

Senior Associate

Fabian Eckstein_Experte_ADVANT Beiten

Fabian Eckstein

Rechtsanwalt, LL.M. (Melit.)

Senior Associate

Jason Komninos_Experte_ADVANT Beiten

Jason Komninos

Rechtsanwalt, LL.M., Licensed Specialist for Information Technology Law

Senior Associate

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Mathias Zimmer-Goertz

Rechtsanwalt

Partner

Christian Frederik_Döpke_Experte_ADVANT Beiten

Christian Frederik Döpke

Rechtsanwalt, LL.M., LL.M.

Senior Associate

Birgit Münchbach_ADVANT Beiten

Dr Birgit Münchbach

Rechtsanwältin, Licensed Specialist for International Commercial Law, Commercial and Corporate Law and Information Technology Law

Partner

Katharina_Mayerbacher_ADVANT Beiten

Katharina Mayerbacher

Rechtsanwältin, Licensed Specialist for Information Technology Law, external data protection officer (certified by TÜV Rheinland)

Partner